A visitor's guide to the history and natural landscape of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bay area provides recommendations for walking trips ranging from easy strolls to challenging backpacking journeys. Original. The curious wanderer's guide to the colorful history and the rich natural diversity of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bay area. Acknowledgments 9(2) Introduction 11(12) The North 23(78) Brandywine Creek State Park 25(5) Bellevue State Park 30(7) Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area 37(6) White Clay Creek State Park 43(8) Elk Neck State Forest 51(6) Elk Neck State Park 57(8) Iron Hill 65(5) Old New Castle Historic District 70(9) Pea Patch Island 79(6) Lums Pond State Park 85(8) Chesapeake & Delaware Canal 93(8) Chesapeake Bay 101(72) Sassafras Natural Resources Management Area 102(9) Eastern Neck Island 111(4) Terrapin Nature Park 115(5) Tuckahoe State Park 120(8) Martinak State Park 128(9) Idylwild Wildlife Management Area 137(4) Redden State Forest 141(5) Trap Pond State Park 146(5) Wicomico Demonstration Forest 151(4) Pocomoke State Forest 155(7) Bald Cypress Nature Trail 162(5) Kiptopeke State Park 167(6) Delaware Bay/Atlantic Ocean 173(77) Port Penn 175(7) Blackbird State Forest 182(7) Saint Jones Reserve 189(4) Killens Pond State Park 193(6) Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge 199(6) Cape Henlopen State Park 205(12) Fenwick Island State Park 217(3) Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge 220(6) Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge 226(7) Assateague Island 233(17) Index 250